Central banks are crucial to a nation's economic well-being, tasked with developing and implementing policy within its mandate, including monetary policy, currency and funds management. Many also regulate and supervise commercial banking systems and stand ready to act as a lender of last resort.

KPMG’s new brochure Creating a world class central bank (PDF 1.7 MB) examines ten major priorities facing central banks and showcases a number of major examples of how KPMG has worked with central banks around the world to tackle their challenges and improve their performance.

Enhancing the sustainability of the financial system

Business continuity management and resilience to operational disruption

Transformation – building a high performance organization

Stepping up governance, risk management and internal controls

Regulatory convergence and harmonization of banking supervision

Supervising stability and regulatory compliance

Overseeing payment systems

Implementing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

Cyber security and digital disruption implications

Effective financial oversight – accountability and transparency

Find out more about KPMG’s Central Bank network and get in touch if you have any questions.